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Written originally in French in 1892, Wilde's one-act tragedy Salome was translated into English by Lord Alfred Douglas, inspired some of Aubrey Beardsley's finest illustrations, and served as the text (in abridged form) for Strauss' renowned opera of the same name. A masterpiece of the AesthContinue
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- English Books
- Paperback
- ISBN-10: 2080706497
- ISBN-13: 9782080706492
- Publisher: Flammarion
- Pub date: May 27, 1993
- Also available as: Hardcover, Audio CD, Library Binding and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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Rokkaku Takayori 
Intriguing play revolving around the figure of Salome`, a character from the New Testament which became an icon of fin-de-siecle art and literature. This text interweaves typical decadent themes such as eros and death, sexuality, purity and deviance, and as usual Oscar Wilde's prose is luscious yet ... (continue)
Intriguing play revolving around the figure of Salome`, a character from the New Testament which became an icon of fin-de-siecle art and literature. This text interweaves typical decadent themes such as eros and death, sexuality, purity and deviance, and as usual Oscar Wilde's prose is luscious yet crystal clear.
A feminist reading opens interesting perspectives on this story: in fact, here the woman (represented both by the virgin Salome and her corrupt mother Herodias) uses one aspect of the male gaze on women, lustful desire, to annihilate the other, the patriarchal view that chastises female sexuality.
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